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  Re: An Object outside the skysphere  
From: Diane Duane
Date: 1 Jun 1999 15:04:42
Message: <37542092.988CDA9C@iol.ie>
Ken wrote:

>  The skysphere is actually a virtual object with no real size. You can
> not place an object outside of it because it has no limit in size.
> Think of the skysphere, fog, and the background feature as white paper
> space that your scene is drawn on. It occupies all of the space that
> is not physically covered by an object. It is everywhere something else
> isn't.
>  To get around this you will need to use a sphere object with a large
> scale then place your outside planets outside the diameter of the sphere
> object....

This leads into something I was going to inquire about.  If you set up a
"substitute skysphere" like this, is it possible to image_map a .gif
file onto the inside of it?  (Just once.  I want this particular image
to appear in b.g. of the scene.)

Best!  Diane


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